The majority of our volunteers assist with home visiting, so additional information on this role is included below.

Home visiting volunteers

Our home visiting volunteers:

Offer support to a local family in their own home for 2-3 hours per week

Receive training and ongoing support

Help others develop their parenting skills

Encourage families to engage with their communities

Provide practical guidance on budgeting and household management

Connect families with other relevant organisations and services.

All of our home visiting volunteers are carefully matched with a Home-Start family to ensure that the relationship is as productive as possible for everyone. Regular training is provided and all volunteers have a co-ordinator who provides ongoing support and meets with them regularly.

Why volunteer?

People choose to volunteer with Home-Start Aberdeen to:

Make a difference to a family’s life

Give something back to their local community

Return the support they once received from Home-Start

Share a similar experience

Boost their confidence

Prepare for returning to work or to progress their career

Do something fulfilling with their spare time.

You can learn about the experiences of some of Home-Start Aberdeen’s volunteers here .

Making a difference

Data gathered by Home-Start UK last year indicated that more than 90% of the families supported by Home-Start volunteers said they felt:

More involved in their children’s development

That their children’s emotional and physical health and wellbeing had improved

Better able to manage their children’s behaviour

Less isolated

Less stressed

More able to cope with day-to-day running of the house

That they were using local services more.

Volunteer training

Volunteer induction programmes, as well as training and development for existing volunteers, run throughout the year.

Dates of forthcoming volunteer preparation courses are available here.

Find out more

Keen to take the next step? View our volunteer person specification and application form here.

Make a donation

Individuals and organisations can make a regular or one-off financial contribution to Home-Start Aberdeen via our Virgin Moneygiving page. You can also donate via text using the number 70070 followed by the message HSAB30. Leave a space after HSAB30 and then enter the amount you would like to donate - £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10.